Unions can’t stop layoffs - at best they can just change the order in which employees are laid off (First-in Last-out / seniority), I guess the process might make the company reconsider, but there’s no direct intervention.
I’m a member of a union and went through layoffs.
I think it’d only change if unions had power on the board / guaranteed share ownership, etc. as is the case in Germany (board representation with workers’ councils) and was proposed but rejected in Sweden (share ownership).
More like the workers aren’t unionized and have no voice in the matter, amirite?
Many of us are contractors, which just means employees with no rights who you can lay off without an excuse.
Unions can’t stop layoffs - at best they can just change the order in which employees are laid off (First-in Last-out / seniority), I guess the process might make the company reconsider, but there’s no direct intervention.
I’m a member of a union and went through layoffs.
I think it’d only change if unions had power on the board / guaranteed share ownership, etc. as is the case in Germany (board representation with workers’ councils) and was proposed but rejected in Sweden (share ownership).